[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [四分律行事鈔資持記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805) › 3.37 # 四分律行事鈔資持記 3.37 四分律行事鈔資持記 3.37 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.3.37) 六中。堤謂橫堤，如田之堤岸。《章服儀》云：條堤之相，事等田疇，如畦貯水而養嘉苗，譬服此衣生功德也；佛令像此，義不徒然。 > In the sixth section: 'Borders' (堤) means crosswise borders, like the dikes of a field. The Protocols for Robes states: 'The appearance of strips and borders is functionally identical to agricultural fields, like dyked plots storing water to nourish fine sprouts, metaphorically showing that wearing this robe engenders merit; the Buddha ordering it to resemble this was not without purpose.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.3.36) - [Next: 3.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.3.38) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805~en-mt.3.37) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [釋門章服儀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1894.1.34) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.3.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.3.37) · Pramāṇa